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The primary point or concept the author wants the reader to understand about a specific topic 

 What is the Main Idea

100

an appeal to logic or reason

 What is Logos?

100

Diagrams, maps, illustrations, photos

Graphic features/visual technique

100

The universal lesson, moral or message. 

 What is the theme?

100

The author's attitude toward the subject matter  It conveyed through the word choice. 

What is the tone? 

200

Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.

What is a hyperbole?

200

An appeal to moral principles 

What is ethos?

200

FL- Comparing two things by stating that one is the other

Metaphor

200

Boldface, italics, capital words

text features

200

Similiar to the main idea.  It is the overarching message of the text. 

What is central idea? 

300

Repetition of the same sound at the beginning of words in a sentence.

Alliteration

300

An appeal to emotion

What is pathos? 

300

FL- Comparing two things using "like" or "as"

Simile

300

Soccer is known in some countries as football. It is a popular sport across the world, with over 200 countries playing the sport. It is estimated that over 250 million people, both men and women, play soccer. The sport has been part of the Olympic games from 1900 to 1928 and from 1936 to today.


Soccer is a worldwide sport.

300

A brief overview of the entire text. 

What is summary? 

400

Giving human characteristics or actions to non-human things.

Personification

400

That may be true', he acknowledged, but it's completely accurate, and as long as the answer is right, who cares if the answer is wrong?"

Correct

400
There is a legal battle raging and the judges are concerned that time is running out.  Lawyers are being asked to expedite the matter by getting their paperwork in early.
What does expedite mean?

 

a.  quickly, go faster                b. slowly

c. it really does not matter  d. boldness

quickly, go faster

400
Floods can cause tremendous damage.  They can ruin houses, roads and buildings. Floods can take down trees and cause mudslides. It often leaves mud, sand and debris behind.  It can take months to clean up after a flood.


Floods can cause a lot of damage

400

a statement where the writer presents an argument or a position as a fact. 

What is the claim? 


500

What is the rhyme scheme?

I do not like green eggs and ham.
I do not like them Sam I am.
I do not like them in a boat.
I do not like them with a goat.
I do not like them in a house.
I do not like them with a mouse.

AABBCC

500

18 Grammy awards and numerous accolades.

 What does the word "accolades" mean? 

a. fictional stories

b. formal recognitions

c. various professions

d. performance spaces

formal recognitions 

500

"it brights the room with wonder".  What is the tone? 

a. boldness               b. fascination

c. intelligence            d. satisfaction

fascination

500

A bat can fly at night or even with its eyes closed.  But if you cover its ears, it can't fly very well.  Bats make sounds that people can't hear.  The bats find their way by listening to these sounds as they echo off things.  Bats even locate insects to eat by following the sounds that bounce off the bugs.  People use their eyes, but bats use their ears to know where they're going.  This paragraph mainly tells:

How bats use sound

500

The word docile means "to Teach" what is the meaning of the word docile?

 Babe was a great pet and very docile. 

a. aware             b. ill-suited

c. serious             d. well- behaved 

well-behaved